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Most of Connecticut's congressional delegation said they were the subject of bomb threats Thursday at their homes as they were preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving, although no bombs ultimately were found. "On Thanksgiving, Senator Murphy’s home in Hartford was the target of a bomb threat, which appears to be part of a coordinated effort involving multiple members of Congress and public figures," a spokesperson said in a statement. Similarly, Himes said in a statement on X that he was notified Thursday morning about a bomb threat targeting his home, though police found "no evidence of a bomb." Capitol Police said in January that it investigated more than 8,000 incidents involving threats to members of Congress last year, including "concerning statements and direct threats." Several of President-elect Donald Trump's planned administration officials were targeted with bomb and "swatting" threats Tuesday and Wednesday.

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The FBI is investigating several bomb threats targeted at several Connecticut Congress members and a pint-size pup wins the National Dog Show. Getty ImagesFive of Connecticut’s lawmakers say they were targeted with bomb threats on Thanksgiving day, though no bombs were ultimately found. Pug love at the National Dog ShowPug at The National Dog Show. National Dog Show contestants are judged based on overall appearance, temperament and structure according to their breeds’ official standards. Staff Pick: Why the 1978 Village People song “YMCA” is topping the chartsThen-President Donald Trump dances to the song "YMCA" following a campaign rally at Erie International Airport in Erie, Pa, on Oct. 20, 2020.

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President-elect Donald Trump made the disco classic “Y.M.C.A.” a staple at his rallies during his past two campaigns. And new data shows that, much like Trump’s political fortunes, interest in the song is on the upswing. ‘Y.M.C.A.,’” Trump said on a podcast in 2022. “‘Y.M.C.A.’ gets people up and it gets them moving.”The dance caught on outside of Trump’s political orbit this year, when athletes began mimicking his moves when they celebrated on the field. Data from Google Trends shows more searches for the song this month than in any month in the search engine’s published records.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ’ ” Trump, “ ‘, ’, ”, Felipe Rose, HuffPost Organizations: Village, Google, Young Men’s Christian Association, YMCA, New York Yankees Locations: U.S, Manhattan, New York

☆ Four Democratic lawmakers targeted with threats while home for Thanksgiving
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-28 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —At least four Democratic representatives from Connecticut said Thursday they were targeted with bomb threats while home celebrating Thanksgiving with their families. Reps. Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, John Larson and Jahana Hayes each issued statements revealing they were targeted with bomb threats, prompting law enforcement to respond. In each case, law enforcement ultimately found no evidence of a bomb and all four lawmakers have reported their families are safe. In a statement to CNN, US Capitol Police said they are investigating the latest round of threats against Democratic lawmakers. Andrew McCabe, a former FBI deputy director and CNN contributor, said he was not surprised by yesterday’s threats.

Persons: Sen, Chris Murphy’s, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, John Larson, Jahana Hayes, Donald Trump’s, ” USCP, Himes, Courtney, Hayes, ”, Andrew McCabe, It’s, ” McCabe, “, Jack Smith, Tanya Chutkan Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Hartford, US Capitol Police, House Intelligence, Connecticut Congressional, FBI, Trump Locations: Connecticut

“Are we supposed to hold space for Trump supporters now?” co-host Joy Behar joked. Within the last week, search interest for "holding space" was beating out the newly declared word of the year "demure," according to Google Trends. “It’s campy the way it all happened and it’s authentic.”Neither Grande nor Erivo has commented on the viral interview publicly. However, Grande sent Out a laughing emoji in response to an Instagram story the magazine posted about the viral interview, Gilchrist said. In the finale of part one, fans find out whether Elphaba decides to "hold space" for her values.

Persons: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Tracy E, Gilchrist, Erivo, Grande, nodded, Chris Murphy, Carrie Bradshaw, Bradshaw, “, Joy Behar, Gilbert Flores, ” Gilchrist, Ariana, Gregory Maguire, Frank Baum's, Oz Organizations: Broadway, Fair, Merriam, Empire, New York City Gay, ABC, Trump, Google, Variety, Universal Pictures, Comcast, NBC News Locations: Instagram, Webster, New York

☆ How these older voters who backed Harris are engaging in ‘quiet resistance’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( John King | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

But I’m afraid for those I love, for those I don’t love, those I know, those I don’t know. Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris evenly split these voters nationally, with 49% each, according to exit polls. Levin sees women’s rights in retreat; lies and distortions that go largely unchallenged; meanness toward immigrants; and disdain for civility and democratic norms. I don’t know what that is unless it’s a people. It’s just, I don’t know, I don’t like the division and everything.”Murphy can agree on that point.

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of a test-flight launch of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAs Inauguration Day nears, investors are trying to unravel what booms or busts lay ahead under President-elect Donald Trump. Yet the energy sector climbed 22.9% under Biden as of Nov. 19, despite the administration's push for renewables and sustainability. As president, Trump is expected to embrace crypto more than any of his predecessors. When Biden won in 2020, there was a lot of panic about the outlook for energy, oil and gas.

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☆ Menendez brothers’ former neighbor says fans are ‘ridiculous.’ But it may prove effective ahead of resentencing
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-26 | by ( Alicia Park | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Police, reporters and curious onlookers soon flooded the neighborhood as audiences started following the highly publicized case that ended in 1996 with brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez receiving life sentences for the murder of their parents. The Beverly Hills Police Department told CNN they responded to 16 calls to the location in October for traffic complaints regarding tour buses and vans, as well as incidents of trespassing and noise. "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story" starred Cooper Koch as Erik Menendez and Nicholas Chavez as Lyle Menendez. Aside from faint memories of the brothers practicing tennis overnight and offering tennis lessons to kids in the neighborhood, Josh said the years have worn the brothers and trial out of his memory. “If the Menendez brothers case leads to a resentencing, there’s encouragement to continue this type of fandom, too,” he said.

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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaks in the early hours at the conclusion of the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 24, 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Ambitious climate action often requires ambitious financing — be it a clean energy transition project or helping developing countries mitigate the effects of natural disasters. Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries — including, for the first time, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan — were in Azerbaijan for this year's United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a critical deal on climate finance. Some of the highest human costs will be paid by smaller nations that are disproportionately affected by climate change, including Pacific Island nations whose existence is threatened by rising seas. But with COP29 weighed down by geopolitics and domestic turmoil, some were reluctant to attend at all.

Persons: Simon Stiell, Donald Trump, General Ban, Ruth Townend, COP29 Organizations: Conference, Change, World Meteorological Organization, House, Pacific Locations: Baku, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, United States, Paris, London

☆ Retail stocks are breaking out just in time for Black Friday. Katie Stockton has a bullish pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-25 | by ( Katie Stockton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

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Persons: XRT, Murphy, GCO, Katie Stockton Organizations: P Retail, Levi's, Johnston, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, Fairlead, CNBC Pro, Securities

Many families have been effectively cutting a second rent check to send their kids to day care, according to new data from the Department of Labor. On average, families spent anywhere from $6,552 to as much as $15,600 on full-day care per child in 2022, the latest year with available data. While incomes also range widely throughout the country, households typically funnel between about 9% and 16% of their annual income on day care per child. But while child care costs help explain Americans’ economic dissatisfaction, an NBC News analysis of the Labor Department and election result data also hints at the limits of the issue politically. The most forbidding child care markets in 2022 voted two years later for Trump by higher margins than the nation overall, but so did many of the areas where child care was more affordable.

Persons: It’s, Gretchen Livingston, ”, Donald Trump Organizations: Department of Labor, U.S . Department of Labor, Bureau, Labor Department’s Women’s, NBC, Labor Department, NBC News, Trump Locations: U.S

Nearly 50,000 people from 200 countries — including, for the first time, the Taliban rulers of Afghanistan — were in Azerbaijan for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference, with the goal of reaching a critical deal on climate finance. Participating world leaders Tuesday at the United Nations Climate Change Conference. “It is really disappointing to see that world leaders haven’t shown up in force in solidarity,” she added. While Trump “may put climate action on the back burner,” U.S. climate envoy John Podesta said, “the work to contain climate change is going to continue.”U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said states, cities, nongovernmental organizations and companies are still “all-in” on pursuing climate goals. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks Tuesday on day two of the COP29 climate conference.

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☆ Opinion | Flattery as Trump Management Strategy
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-23 | by ( Katherine Miller | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

One of the things that has been clear with Donald Trump’s win this time is how different it is: no shock wave jolting society. This is, according to polling, one of the presidential election outcomes most widely accepted as legitimate of the past 25 years. On the public level, we’re back in business in some way, back to an earlier pre-Trump era of normal relations, strategic silence, public deference and an antiseptic corporate friendliness — a bit of flattery, at times, for Mr. Trump. Tim Cook, the Apple C.E.O., wrote on X on Nov. 6: “Congratulations President Trump on your victory! “We didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of issues and we told him so,” Joe Scarborough said.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Trump, Biden, Tim Cook, ” Phil Murphy, he’ll, Joe ”, “, Joe Scarborough, ” Mika Brzezinski Organizations: Mr, Apple, Democratic New Locations: United States, Democratic New Jersey

☆ Are we any closer to a greener future? Leaders weigh in at the world's largest energy event
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Fossil fuels still dominate the global energy mix at 81.5% in 2023, according to the Energy Institute. "It just goes to show how difficult it is to change the energy mix. It's because it takes time," said Lorenzo Simonelli, chairman and CEO of Baker Hughes, a global energy technology company. Takayuki Ueda, the representative director president and CEO of INPEX, a Japanese oil company, reiterated technology's role in the energy transition. Energy companies have been leaning on gas as a "reliable dispatch of power" to meet demand, said Maví Zingoni, CEO of Power at GE Vernova, an energy equipment manufacturing and services company.

Persons: Lorenzo Simonelli, Baker Hughes, Simonelli, Takayuki Ueda, Ueda, Maví Zingoni, Zingoni, Olivier Le Peuch, Le Peuch, CNBC's Dan Murphy Organizations: Energy Institute, CNBC, Energy, Power, GE Vernova, SLB Locations: Abu Dhabi

☆ Forget Nvidia. This is the biggest tech earnings mover of the day and Goldman sees 70% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The sharp move higher puts the cloud-based data stock on pace for its best day ever. SNOW YTD mountain Snowflake stock headed for its best day ever on Thursday. Goldman analyst Kash Rangan reiterated a buy rating on Snowflake following its third-quarter results, and maintained his price target of $220 per share. JPMorgan, others bullish too JPMorgan Chase analyst Mark Murphy maintained an overweight rating on Snowflake stock, but increased his price target to $185 per share. The analyst reiterated his neutral rating on Snowflake stock but increased his price target to $185 per share from $160, equating to more than 43% upside moving forward.

Persons: Sridhar Ramaswamy, Goldman, Kash Rangan, Rangan, Mark Murphy, Murphy, Brad Sills, he's, Sills, Wells Fargo's Michael Turrin, Turrin Organizations: JPMorgan, Bank of America Locations: Snowflake

☆ Investor who bought Kanye's Malibu home makes lowball offer for Diddy's 'Freak Off' mansion
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Madeline Berg | Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementThere's been a $30 million offer on Sean Combs' Los Angeles mansion. The lowball offer comes from the same real estate investor who purchased Kanye West's Malibu house. AdvertisementThe mansion is in one of Los Angeles' richest neighborhoods, known for its proximity to Beverly Hills and large lots. Luxury real estate in Los Angeles is currently experiencing a major slump, Beverly Hills agent Rochelle Atlas Maize told BI. Maize, who was personally shopping for homes in Los Angeles at the time, said she wouldn't step foot near it.

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☆ Linda McMahon, Trump’s Education pick, was sued for allegedly enabling sexual abuse of children
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

As head of the WWE, Linda McMahon oversaw its transformation from a wrestling entertainment company into a publicly traded media empire. He also would often film his sexual abuse, according to the filing. Both Linda and Vince McMahon were aware of Phillips’ abuse, the lawsuit alleges. In 2023, the Maryland Child Victims Act, which repeals the statute of limitations in certain child sexual abuse civil lawsuits, became law. Linda McMahon worked in Trump’s first Cabinet as the administrator of the Small Business Administration before stepping down in 2019 to chair a pro-Trump super PAC.

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☆ Why the West's vital undersea cables are so vulnerable to attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The vast networks of data cables that crisscross our world's oceans are crucial for almost every aspect of modern life. Related Video Ukraine's sea drones vs. Russia's Black Sea FleetDespite their importance, events this week have highlighted just how vulnerable the West's internet subsea cables are to attacks from hostile powers. Unlike Russia, whose internet cables mostly run overland, the cables Western countries rely on are deep under the sea — and it's an asymmetrical vulnerability Russia is signaling it could exploit. AdvertisementIn response to the threat, Western countries are trying to better protect existing cable networks or route data through satellites if they are disrupted. In the CSIS report in August, Murphy and other analysts called for the US to strengthen international coordination and enhance resources to protect existing undersea cable networks.

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☆ A Chinese ship was near both subsea internet cables that were mysteriously cut, report says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementA Chinese ship was seen near severed Baltic Sea internet cables, the FT reported. Sweden is investigating the sighting of a Chinese vessel near where two Baltic Sea internet cables were severed, the Financial Times reported. AdvertisementThe Danish defense ministry said it was "in the area near" the Chinese ship in a statement on X Wednesday, amid unconfirmed reports that Danish officials had boarded the vessel. The International Union of Marine Insurance estimates that repairing damaged cables usually costs between $7 and $12 million. AdvertisementIt comes amid tensions between the West and China over its support of Russia in the war against Ukraine.

Persons: Boris Pistorius, Yi Peng, Erin Murphy, Murphy Organizations: Financial Times, FT, Danish Navy, Strategic, International, Russia, Foreign, International Union of Marine Insurance, Ukraine, Sweden's Ministry, Foreign Affairs, Marine, China's Embassy, Business Locations: Sweden, China, Lithuania, Sweden's Gotland, Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Finland, France, Italy, Poland, Britain, Egypt, Gulf of Finland, West

☆ How the federal death penalty could change under a Donald Trump presidency
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The president-elect voiced support for imposing the death penalty on convicted human traffickers and drug dealers, while also saying he would seek to have prosecutors pursue the death penalty for migrants who kill American citizens or anyone who kills a law enforcement officer. It also wants the federal death penalty broadened to include people convicted of sexually abusing children, an application found by the US Supreme Court to be unconstitutional. “We saw what he’s capable of,” Abraham Bonowitz, executive director of the abolitionist Death Penalty Action, said of Trump. The organization does not take a position for or against the death penalty but has been critical of its administration. Federal executions were rare – before TrumpThe federal government and the US military both retain the death penalty, as do 27 states – though executions are paused in six of those states by executive action, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

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☆ Conclave: How realistic is the movie which lifts a lid on how a pope is elected?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Christopher Lamb | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope. Brían F. O'Byrne as Cardinal O'Malley (L) and Ralph Fiennes as Cardinal Lawrence (R) in the movie "Conclave." They cast them in the Sistine Chapel, in front of the awe-inspiring sight of Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment,” writing their choices on paper ballots that are then burnt after being counted. The crowd waiting outside is informed that a pope has been elected when the chimney above the Sistine Chapel billows out white smoke. White smoke emerged from the chimney on the Sistine Chapel when a new pope was elected on March 13, 2013.

Persons: ”, Edward Berger, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, Robert Harris, F, O'Byrne, Cardinal O'Malley, Cardinal Lawrence, Bishop Robert Barron, egotism, Fiennes ’, Pope Francis, Steven P, Millies, Bernardin, “, Joe Raedle, Harris, Cormac Murphy O’Connor, Peter Straughan, Tom Reese Organizations: CNN, Roman Catholic Church, Fire Catholic, Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union, Jesuit Locations: British, Central, Chicago, Washington ,

☆ The US Navy is leaving the volatile Middle East without an aircraft carrier again, even as fighting continues
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe US Navy's sole aircraft carrier in the Middle East left the region over the weekend. The US is now without a carrier in the volatile Middle East for the first time in a while. An E/A-18G Growler launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in October. AdvertisementUSNI News first reported on Monday the Lincoln's departure from the Middle East. AdvertisementThe aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. in November.

Persons: Abraham Lincoln, Arleigh Burke, Frank E, Petersen, Michael Murphy, Spruance, Theodore Roosevelt, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Lincoln, Harry S, Truman, Defense Lloyd Austin, Pat Ryder, Austin Organizations: Navy's, East, US Navy, Business, Fleet, Lincoln, US, Pentagon, Israel, Defense, US Air Force, Navy, Hamas Locations: Lincoln, Iran, Portugal's, Gulf of Aden, Israel, Gaza, Lebanon

But many Syracuse residents feel that a potential threat to their health is being ignored. “This is morally outrageous.”City officials say that more than 14,000 homes receive water from lead pipes, which comprises about a quarter of residences citywide. In Syracuse, officials say there is no lead in the lake that provides drinking water to residents. That’s faster than EPA guidelines that call for lead pipes to be replaced within a decade. Activists hope Syracuse officials will learn lessons from the Flint water crisis, during which almost 30,000 children drank and bathed in lead-laced water before the EPA stepped in.

Persons: retesting, Maureen Murphy, Mike Groll, ”, Erik Olson, NRDC, Greg Loh, Loh, “ We’ve, ” Loh, Robert Brandt, ” Brandt, Oceanna, Fair, Ella, it’s, Dr, Nicole Brescia, Ella’s, Kyla Guilfoil, Erin McLaughlin, Emily Berk, Elizabeth Chuck Organizations: Syracuse City Hall, Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control, CDC, EPA, Natural Resources Defense Council, Syracuse, NBC News, New York State Department of Health, Water, Oceanna, Health Department Locations: SYRACUSE, New York, Flint , Michigan, Syracuse, N.Y, Flint, Michigan, week’s, “, Onondaga County

EMILY’s List, a national group that backs Democratic women running for office, endorsed Rep. Mikie Sherrill’s bid for New Jersey governor on Monday, just hours after she announced her campaign. “In the United States Navy and in Congress, Rep. Sherrill has shown her unwavering commitment to serving our country and the people of New Jersey. We are thrilled to support Rep. Sherrill and to elect the first Democratic woman governor of New Jersey,” Mackler said. Sherrill is the first woman to enter the New Jersey race. EMILY’s List has also endorsed Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., who is running in Virginia’s gubernatorial contest.

Persons: Mikie, Jessica Mackler, she’ll, Sherrill, ” Mackler, Josh Gottheimer, Ras, Steve Fulop, Phil Murphy, Glenn Youngkin, Abigail Spanberger Organizations: Democratic, New, NBC News, Garden State, “, United States Navy, Rep, Navy, Republican, Jersey City, Gov, Democrat, GOP Gov Locations: New Jersey, Garden, Congress, Newark, Ras Baraka, Jersey, Virginia’s

☆ Over 150 homes evacuated as wildfire risk persists across historically dry Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Firefighters battle the ongoing Jennings Creek fire in Sterling Forest State Park, N.Y., on Sunday. via New York State PoliceIn Connecticut, there's an elevated risk of wildfire spread in Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, New London, and risk of elevated fire weather concerns in Litchfield. Smoke rises from the Jennings Creek fire in Sterling Forest State Park, N.Y., in aerial images released on Sunday. via New York State PoliceThe Jennings Creek wildfire, located in Orange County, New York, has burned more than 5,300 acres, and is 88% contained as of Sunday evening, the New York State Park Police said. The wildfire is burning primarily int he Sterling Forest State Park.

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